New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Recent News About New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
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AG Platkin Returns to Federal Courts to Support Title IX
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX’s protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain schools in their states. -
AG Platkin: Law Enforcement Use of Force Policy Revised to Promote Safe Resolutions of Encounters with Barricaded Individuals
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced changes to the Use of Force policy for New Jersey law enforcement, revisions that are designed to increase the likelihood of peaceful resolutions to encounters between police and barricaded individuals, who are frequently in a behavioral or mental health crisis -
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces 2nd Quarter 2024 Total Gaming Revenue Results
Based upon filings from the casino licensees made with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the casino licensees reported 2nd Quarter 2024 Net Revenue of $829.8 million, reflecting a 1.3% increase over the same quarter last year. -
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces July 2024 Total Gaming Revenue Results
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the July 2024 total gaming revenue results. -
Attorney General’s Office, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign to Save Lives by Combating Impaired Driving
With summer nearing its conclusion, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of enhanced enforcement efforts to deter impaired driving in New Jersey. -
AG Platkin, New Jersey Racing Commission Announce Results from Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Racing Commission today announced results from the 99th Hambletonian Day held August 3, 2024 at the Meadowlands. -
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Identities of the Decedent and Fort Lee Police Officer Involved in Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Fort Lee, N.J., on July 28, 2024
The Attorney General’s Office identified the decedent and the officer from the fatal officer-involved shooting in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. -
AG Platkin and the New Jersey State Police Release Audit of ALPR Data
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced the release of the 2023 Audit of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Data Collected and Utilized by New Jersey Law Enforcement. -
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces June 2024 Total Gaming Revenue Results
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the June 2024 total gaming revenue results. -
AG Platkin: NJ Consumers Who May Have Been Affected by Change Healthcare Data Breach Should Act Now to Protect Their Information
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today is sharing consumer protection reminders and raising awareness about the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services following Change Healthcare’s unprecedented February data breach. -
Owner of Passaic County Spa Agrees to Pay $10,000, Accept 10-Year Ban on Doing Business in NJ to Resolve Allegations of Practicing Medicine Without a License
Continuing their efforts to halt the unlicensed practice of medicine in spa-like settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced that the owner of a Passaic County skin-care spa has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and accept a 10-year ban on operating a skin care specialty spa in New Jersey in order to resolve allegations of unlawfully providing invasive aesthetic treatments only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey. -
Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Multistate Coalition to Fight for Ghost Gun Regulation Before the Supreme Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of a federal government rule that closes a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way as conventional guns, in order to keep them from away from people who should not have them. -
ICYMI: “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” Effective July 1, NJDOL Outlines Key Provisions
The “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” is effective as of July 1, 2024, and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has outlined the provisions of this law on its website, serving as a resource for both domestic workers and their employers. -
Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads National Effort to Defend Title IX’s Protections for Students
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have filed another set of amicus briefs in federal courts across the country this month to defend Title IX’s protections of students from sex-based discrimination and harassment in education. -
Division on Civil Rights Files Complaint in Superior Court Against Ironworkers Local 11 for Allegedly Violating the Law Against Discrimination
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has filed a complaint in Superior Court against Ironworkers Local 11, a New Jersey labor union that operates a hiring hall, for allegedly violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by creating and maintaining a hostile work environment and by systematically bypassing Black union members for jobs and giving such workers less desirable assignments. -
State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting in Fort Lee, N.J., on February 4, 2023
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations on June 17, 2024 regarding the death of Mohamed Bounaouar, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, who was fatally shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, after an encounter with members of the Fort Lee Police Department on February 4, 2023. -
Attorney General Issues Directive to Law Enforcement Regarding Use of Blood Samples from Newborn Screening Program
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that he has issued a Directive to law enforcement executives and county prosecutors establishing new limits on attempts to obtain newborn bloodspot information in connection with criminal investigations.